Author
Smarika Kumar
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28 Aug 2015
Blog post
Governing Speech on the Internet: From the Free Marketplace Policy to a Controlled 'Public Sphere'This post by Smarika Kumar is part of the 'Studying Internets in India' series. Smarika is a consultant with Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore. She is interested in issues concerning law and technology. In this essay, Smarika explores how …
22 Jun 2014
Blog post
Understanding IANA Stewardship TransitionSmarika Kumar describes the process of the IANA stewardship transition, and enumerates what the NTIA announcement does and does not do.
22 Jun 2014
Blog post
IANA Transition: Suggestions for Process DesignWith analysis of community-input and ICANN processes, Smarika Kumar offers concrete suggestions for process design. She urges the Indian government to take a stronger position in matters of IANA transition.
23 Apr 2014
Blog post
Accountability of ICANNThe issue of how to ensure the legitimacy and accountability of ICANN is a concern which finds voice in many of the proposals. Four broad stands can be gleaned from the submissions to NETmundial '14 on this issue.
22 Apr 2014
Blog post
NETmundial and Suggestions for IANA AdministrationFollowing NTIA's announcement to give up control over critical Internet functions, the discussion on how that role should be filled has gathered steam across the Internet governance space.
26 Sep 2012
Blog post
An Introduction to the Issues in Internet GovernanceThat the internet cannot be governed was a central conviction of the early architects of the internet. In many ways it proved true when a majority of nation-States were kept off interference with the functioning of the internet. However …